In the twenty-first century, e-mail is one of the most efficient forms of communication. Unfortunately, e-mail is not much use if your inbox is crammed with spam each day.
Spam is unsolicited junk e-mail sent in bulk, usually to a list gathered (by legal or illegal means) from subscribers to a Web site distribution list, or obtained by companies that specialize in e-mail distribution lists.
What Can You Do?
With spam continuing to increase, OTS has implemented a variety of methods to detect and eliminate incoming spam. All e-mail coming into the university now has an X-Spam Score value added to it by Spam Assassin, an anti-spam program that runs on the TU e-mail hubs.
One can set up Outlook or another e-mail client to filter messages likely to be spam based on the X-Spam Score. To learn more about this useful tool view OTS Training’s Self Help Document on this topic at {wwwnew.towson.edu/adminfinance/ots/training/documentation/Tuning%20Up%20PC/Spam.pdf} (PDF File). The document also includes preventative advice for spam.
